Full Result 4.45 Chepstow | 20 March 2022

Cazoo Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £3,812.20 2nd £1,756.30 3rd £877.80 4th £439.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Hang Tough 11/2 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill	8	1010 tp	81	59	93	–
b g Geordieland (FR) - Allerford Lily (Pasternak)
Led, headed 8th, led again before 5 out, pushed along 4 out, ridden approaching last, not fluent last, hard pressed run-in, kept on strongly, always doing enough (op 6/1)

2 ¾	1. Oxwich Bay (IRE) 20/1 Mr Lewis Gordon ⁷ Evan Williams	Mr Lewis Gordon ⁷ Evan Williams	10	1110 p	102	79	113	–
b g Westerner - Rose De Beaufai (FR) (Solon)
Midfield, steady headway from 8th, went third home turn, pushed along and chased leader before 3 out, ridden to challenge when mistake 2 out, kept on well run-in, always held (op 25/1)

3 4¼ [5]	7. The Boat (IRE) 100/30 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	6	105 p	76	49	82	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Whenever Wherever (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Midfield, steady headway from 8th, went fourth home turn, went third but pecked on landing 3 out, ridden before 2 out, keeping on when not fluent last, soon held (op 7/2)

4 11 [16]	4. Ballycorr (IRE) 16/1 Lorcan Williams Henry Oliver	Lorcan Williams Henry Oliver	7	110 v¹	85	46	81	–
b g Imperial Monarch (IRE) - Taras Child (IRE) (Shernazar)
Pressed leader, led 8th, good jump 9th, pushed along and headed before 5 out, weakened quickly before 3 out, slow jump 2 out, well beaten approaching last (op 9/1)

5 38 [54]	10. Gaelic Thunder 10/1 David Noonan Chris Honour	David Noonan Chris Honour	7	100 2	71	–	32	–
b g Arvico (FR) - Gaelic Lime (Lomitas)
Midfield, prominent but pushed along 6th, ridden and outpaced before 5 out, well held from 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

PU	3. Celma Des Bois (FR) 10/1 Niall Houlihan ³ Richard Rowe	Niall Houlihan ³ Richard Rowe	10	117	95	–	–	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Palafixe (FR) (Valanour)
Towards rear, pushed along and lost touch 8th, pulled up before 5 out (op 12/1)

PU	6. Cobra Commander (IRE) 12/1 Isabel Williams ³ Tom Symonds	Isabel Williams ³ Tom Symonds	8	102	76	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Run For Help (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Held up in last, not fluent 4th, outpaced 6th, pushed along and lost touch 7th, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer's rep could offer no further explanation for the gelding's performance)

PU	8. Fair To Dream 40/1 William Kennedy Sarah-Jayne Davies	William Kennedy Sarah-Jayne Davies	9	101 p	72	–	–	–
b g Fair Mix (IRE) - Sahara's Dream (Alphabatim)
Chased leaders, lost position gradually from 6th, slow jump 9th, weakened quickly before 5 out, soon pulled up (op 25/1)

PU	2. Judex Lefou (IRE) 11/4F Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	7	1112 t	97	–	–	–
b g Le Fou (IRE) - Knockalaghan Maid (IRE) (Snurge)
Towards rear, pushed along after 5th, dropped to last when bad mistake 6th, soon lost touch, well behind when pulled up before 8th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a report from jockey that gelding had stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination revealed the gelding to be suffering from atrial fibrillation) (tchd 3/1)

PU	9. Hartland Quay (IRE) 13/2 Tom Buckley ³ Nigel Hawke	Tom Buckley ³ Nigel Hawke	7	911 p¹	71	–	–	–
gr g Arcadio (GER) - Regents Ballerina (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Towards rear of midfield, not fluent 3rd, soon niggled along, ridden and weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:47:03 Winning time: 5m 9.36s (slow by 26.36s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Tough Troop Partnership (Hang Tough) 1st breeder: Mrs Lucy Fielding-Johnson
2nd owner: T Hywel Jones Racing (Oxwich Bay)
3rd owner: W J Evans Racing (The Boat)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £1.80 £5.50 £1.40 Ex: £108.80 CSF: £99.83 Tricast: £425.14 Trifecta: £734.10

4:45 Chepstow 20 Mar 2022

Cazoo Handicap Chase